Video Thoughts

The top four things that I learned in this chapter are:

1. I learned about what CODECs are and how they affect what can and cannot be watched on a piece of technology based upon default settings.
2. I learned that there are websites that make it seem easy to use to create animated videos.
3. I learned what Screencasting was (taking a video recording of the screen of whatever device you happen to be working on).  I am glad that I have seen it in action while watching Kahn Academy videos.
4. I thought it was fascinating to find out that you can create videos using HTML5 and create links to videos within videos (video-ception).  It is like YouTube annotation, but seems far more efficient than waiting for subsequent pages to load.

          So far, I have video incorporated into two of my lessons for Grace's class: one if my final student product, which will be a documentary about genetic variation in a previously identical species, and the other is a supplemental video hook that I want to use in a class about DNA replication and regulation.  Video can also be an option for both the Prezie and Glogster projects that I have planned within my unit, but those are up to student discretion if they feel like they need to include them.  Overall, I want video to have a place in my classroom, to help me describe complex topics that are difficult to draw or explain, or for students to explore and record their thoughts and ideas that will be easy to remember and look back on.